884: Jasmine Bradshaw: Talking To Your Kids About Race on Juneteenth

Published: June 19, 2024, 7 a.m.

This is a Greatest Hits episode especially chosen in celebration of Juneteenth which is today, June 19th.\xa0This interview is from the first time I interviewed Jasmine in 2020.\xa0Little did I know that she would become a trusted friend and colleague.\xa0Jasmine is the first race educator from whom I learned about Juneteenth, well before it became a national holiday.\xa0I am sharing this episode with you in hopes that you talk to your kids about race today in celebration of Juneteenth.\xa0\xa0\nJasmine Bradshaw is a researcher, educator, and podcaster who truly believes that creating a more loving, inclusive, and just society starts within the sacred walls of our homes. Her podcast, First Name Basis, exists to give parents the tools they need to teach their children about race, religion, and culture. Her community makes parents feel empowered and gives them the confidence they need to create lasting change in their sphere of influence.\n\nListen in to hear Jasmine share:\n\nWhy and how race exists as a social construct\n\nHow to have early conversations about race and skin tone with your kids\n\nHow to lay the groundwork for conversations about race in order to have deeper, more difficult conversations with kids as they get older\n\nHow to talk to your child\u2019s school about their efforts toward diversity and inclusion\n\nHow to talk to your child\u2019s school about the versions of American history they teach\n\nHow to be a better anti-racist in order to teach your children to be anti-racists\n\nHow you can move from good intentions to confident action in your anti-racism work\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\xa0\n\nConnect with Jasmine: Firstnamebasis.org\n\n\nJasmine\u2019s Podcast: First Name Basis\n\n\nJasmine on IG\n\nJoin Jasmine\u2019s Patreon: patreon.com/firstnamebasis\n\n\nFirst Name Basis Juneteenth Episode: What is Juneteenth?\n\n\nPurchase Juneteenth Jubilee at the First Name Basis Online Store\n\n\nTeaching Tolerance Resources: https://www.tolerance.org/\n\n\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices